AQA Economics case studies in past papers

June 2025

• The international rice marketA-level Paper 1, June 2025 · 4 questions
• The UK water industryA-level Paper 1, June 2025 · 4 questions
• The value of the Norwegian krone and its effects on Norway’s economyA-level Paper 2, June 2025 · 4 questions
• The emergence of BRICS+A-level Paper 2, June 2025 · 4 questions
• The UK automotive industryA-level Paper 3, June 2025 · 3 questions
• Flood defencesAS Paper 1, June 2025 · 6 questions
• CoffeeAS Paper 1, June 2025 · 6 questions
• Population changes and the UK economyAS Paper 2, June 2025 · 6 questions
• Business investment in the UK economyAS Paper 2, June 2025 · 6 questions

June 2024

• The market for university accommodationA-level Paper 1, June 2024 · 4 questions
• Trade union membership and industrial disputesA-level Paper 1, June 2024 · 4 questions
• Productivity and living standardsA-level Paper 2, June 2024 · 4 questions
• Globalisation and deglobalisationA-level Paper 2, June 2024 · 4 questions
• Regional inequality in the UKA-level Paper 3, June 2024 · 3 questions
• Tourism in the UKAS Paper 1, June 2024 · 6 questions
• Eye care in the UKAS Paper 1, June 2024 · 6 questions
• Troubling times for the UK economyAS Paper 2, June 2024 · 6 questions
• The levelling-up agendaAS Paper 2, June 2024 · 6 questions

June 2023

• Electric cars and battery productionA-level Paper 1, June 2023 · 4 questions
• In-work poverty in the United KingdomA-level Paper 1, June 2023 · 4 questions
• Corporation tax in IrelandA-level Paper 2, June 2023 · 4 questions
• Quantitative easing in the UKA-level Paper 2, June 2023 · 4 questions
• The economic performance of Sri LankaA-level Paper 3, June 2023 · 3 questions
• OilAS Paper 1, June 2023 · 6 questions
• DronesAS Paper 1, June 2023 · 6 questions
• InflationAS Paper 2, June 2023 · 6 questions
• International tradeAS Paper 2, June 2023 · 6 questions

June 2022

• Flexible labour markets and trade unionsA-level Paper 1, June 2022 · 4 questions
• The UK supermarket sectorA-level Paper 1, June 2022 · 4 questions
• Investment in AfricaA-level Paper 2, June 2022 · 4 questions
• Is inflation a problem?A-level Paper 2, June 2022 · 4 questions
• The commercial aircraft manufacturing industryA-level Paper 3, June 2022 · 3 questions
• WaterAS Paper 1, June 2022 · 6 questions
• AlcoholAS Paper 1, June 2022 · 6 questions
• Economic growthAS Paper 2, June 2022 · 6 questions
• Government spending and taxationAS Paper 2, June 2022 · 6 questions

November 2021

• The pharmaceutical industryA-level Paper 1, November 2021 · 4 questions
• The ethnic pay gapA-level Paper 1, November 2021 · 4 questions
• National debt and government spendingA-level Paper 2, November 2021 · 4 questions
• South Korea’s economyA-level Paper 2, November 2021 · 4 questions
• Climate change – it is not too lateA-level Paper 3, November 2021 · 3 questions

November 2020

• The circular economyA-level Paper 1, November 2020 · 4 questions
• The adult social care marketA-level Paper 1, November 2020 · 4 questions
• Unemployment and the labour marketA-level Paper 2, November 2020 · 4 questions
• Trade wars and protectionismA-level Paper 2, November 2020 · 4 questions
• Changing living standards and inequality in the UKA-level Paper 3, November 2020 · 3 questions

June 2020

• Bus travelAS Paper 1, June 2020 · 6 questions
• E-cigarettesAS Paper 1, June 2020 · 6 questions
• The UK retail industryAS Paper 2, June 2020 · 6 questions
• Conflicting economic objectivesAS Paper 2, June 2020 · 6 questions

June 2019

• The market for sandA-level Paper 1, June 2019 · 4 questions
• The British railway systemA-level Paper 1, June 2019 · 4 questions
• GDP and living standardsA-level Paper 2, June 2019 · 4 questions
• UK fiscal policy and taxationA-level Paper 2, June 2019 · 4 questions
• The UK’s broken housing marketA-level Paper 3, June 2019 · 3 questions
• Palm oilAS Paper 1, June 2019 · 6 questions
• Dental careAS Paper 1, June 2019 · 6 questions
• Artificial intelligenceAS Paper 2, June 2019 · 6 questions
• UK exportsAS Paper 2, June 2019 · 6 questions

June 2018

• Competition in UK BankingA-level Paper 1, June 2018 · 4 questions
• Automation and the Labour MarketA-level Paper 1, June 2018 · 4 questions
• The UK’s trade balanceA-level Paper 2, June 2018 · 4 questions
• Monetary policy and stabilityA-level Paper 2, June 2018 · 4 questions
• The World Energy MarketA-level Paper 3, June 2018 · 3 questions
• LibrariesAS Paper 1, June 2018 · 6 questions
• AgricultureAS Paper 1, June 2018 · 6 questions
• Economic shocks and the UK economyAS Paper 2, June 2018 · 6 questions
• A new approach to government policyAS Paper 2, June 2018 · 6 questions

June 2017

• Privatisation of Royal MailA-level Paper 1, June 2017 · 4 questions
• The gender pay gapA-level Paper 1, June 2017 · 4 questions
• Economic development in IndiaA-level Paper 2, June 2017 · 4 questions
• Inflation, deflation and economic policyA-level Paper 2, June 2017 · 4 questions
• The march of the makers – does manufacturing matter?A-level Paper 3, June 2017 · 3 questions
• SupermarketsAS Paper 1, June 2017 · 6 questions
• GamblingAS Paper 1, June 2017 · 6 questions
• Managing the UK economyAS Paper 2, June 2017 · 6 questions
• UK wages and competitivenessAS Paper 2, June 2017 · 6 questions

June 2016

• The UK housing marketAS Paper 1, June 2016 · 6 questions
• The costs of smokingAS Paper 1, June 2016 · 6 questions
• Falling world commodity prices give the UK economy a boostAS Paper 2, June 2016 · 6 questions
• How has immigration affected the performance of the UK economy?AS Paper 2, June 2016 · 6 questions

Specimen

• The UK energy marketA-level Paper 1, Specimen · 4 questions
• InequalityA-level Paper 1, Specimen · 4 questions
• International tradeA-level Paper 2, Specimen · 4 questions
• Government policyA-level Paper 2, Specimen · 4 questions
• Brazil: The hot ‘BRIC’A-level Paper 3, Specimen · 3 questions
• Free school mealsAS Paper 1, Specimen · 6 questions
• Commodity pricesAS Paper 1, Specimen · 6 questions
• UK economic recoveryAS Paper 2, Specimen · 6 questions
• UK employment and unemploymentAS Paper 2, Specimen · 6 questions